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Mr. Ryan Eller has been President of Empire Resorts, Inc. since March 27, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2017 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from March 27, 2017 to June 1, 2017. Mr. Eller oversees the development of Empire's resort casino in Sullivan County, New York and its operations at the Monticello Casino and Raceway. He has extensive experience in the design, development and operation of casinos, VGM facilities such as Monticello Casino and Raceway and integrated resort projects. Prior to Empire Resorts, he served in various Executive Officer Positions with Genting New York LLC (Genting NY???) for four years. During his tenure at Genting NY, he oversaw RWNYCs planning with respect to a $315 million expansion to add 1,000 video lottery terminals, a new hotel and convention complex. Mr. Eller served as Senior Vice President of Development of Genting Americas Inc. (Genting Americas???), where he oversaw the design and development of the Resorts World Las Vegas integrated resort, a $4 billion project on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2012 to 2013, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, a wholly-owned enterprise of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, which operates three casinos including the Pearl River Resort, a fully integrated casino and resort facility. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Eller served as Treasurer and Executive Director of Finance of PCI Gaming Authority, a business enterprise created by the Poarch Bank of Creek Indians, where he helped design, open and operate three casino and hotels representing capital investments over $600 million. From 2006 to 2007, he served as Regional Manager of Planning and Analysis at Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Eller served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 to 2004 where he attained the rank of Major. He has been a Director of Empire Resorts, Inc. since September 18, 2017. He holds MBA with honors from Harvard Business School and a bachelors degree with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Empire Resorts.
Based on 3 ratings, Ryan Eller ranks right above Scientific Games Corporation's CEO, Barry Cottle.
Empire Resorts' CEO is highly regarded by Caucasian employees. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Empire Resorts ranks in the Top 15% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
